The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-03-04

that the correspondence between the
President aud himself in relation to his
taking a place on the Interstate Com
mission should have been made known
TO the public. He says the President
merely wrote him letter asking IT his
name could be considered in making
up the Commission. 1t is understood
that Mr.. White would really have
liked to accept the place but was dis
suaded by friends on the assumption
that the Commissioners will fail to sat
isfy either the people or the railroads,
and that however able they nay be,
they must inevitably incur the charge
of incompetency
On the Republican side of the SEN
ate Chamber there are four men each
of whom would do credit to dime
museum as the living skeleton. They
are Senators ingalls,, Sherman, Malone
and Evarts. The longest and lankest
of them all is the gentleman from Kan
sas, who has just been sworn in as
president of the Senate in place OF
Mr.. Sherman, the next most attenuated
member of the quartette. Mr. ingalls,
is as stiff and studied as it is possible
to imagine, and upon taking the vice
presidents chair he made character
istic little speech IN honor of the re-.
firing Senator with which he (Mr.
Ingalls) looked well pleased. Begin
ming with a burst of modesty he said
he must inevitably suffer disparage-
ment by comparison with the learning
and parliamentary skill the urbanity
and accomplishments of his illustrious
predecessor, but he would strive to
equal him in devotion to the duty i'm
posed upon him, etc, which all of them
promise.
There was an exciting scene in the
House of Representatives on the day
that it voted to sustain the Presi-
dents veto of the Pauper Pension bill.
The galleries were crowded to their
utmost capacity with spectators who
listened eagerly to all that was said,
and took part in the demonstrations OF
approval and disapproval.
Among the notable speeches made
was one by Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin,
who opened for the Democratic side.
He began by saying that it was time
for the Members of the House to get
out of the roseate bubble in which they
lived in Washington, prepared for
them by claim agents, and look after
the interests of the real soldier. They
had drifted along impeled by species
OF sympathetic impulse, regardless OF
reason or judgement, until the period
was reached which eliminated in the
presentation and passage of the most
scandalous bills which had ever been
sent to President for signature. The
people of the country, without regard
to party, had every reason to be thank
full that this bill had been placed be-
fore an Executive who had backbone
enough to meet the situation. The
General had proceeded but short
time when Gen. Henderson, of Iowa,
hoping to excite him, inquired con-
temptuously, "Do you stand by the
PRESIDENT p Mr.. Bragg cody replied
that no staff commissary could excite
him, he was speaking for what he con-
sidered the eoldier's interest.
The first fashionable season which
the mistress of the White House has
seen in her present p ,sition, closed a
week ago. One feature of it at least,
is worthy of note. Of the innumer
able printed and spoken comments
made respecting her, she herself says
there has not been one hyper-critical
remark that reached her. On the con-
trary they have been complimentary
and kindly in the highest degree.
When it is remembered that Mrs.
Cleveland, without experience, entered
upon the most difficult social duty that
a woman could attempt, and that she
is the youngest mistress that the Presi-
dental Mansion ever had trusting
solely to her own womanly instincts,
good breeding and good heart, it is
not speaking too strongly to say that
her success has been really wonderful